CHAPTER SIX
Some time passed but it was still night when I was roused from my sleep. Voices outside the room alerted me to a problem and I opened my eyes to find myself alone in the bed. The bedroom door was shut but I could hear Will speaking with an unknown man.
“The hour is late, General,” I heard Will comment in an irritated tone.
“We come here during the night to avoid embarrassing your ward and yourself,” the man countered.
“I understand. A visit during the day would lead to excitement among the neighbors, but why visit at all?” Will argued.
“You understand our rules nearly as well as any of our people,” the stranger scolded him. “Anyone not of our kind seen entering the city must be detained.”
“I escorted them into the city!” Alisa snapped at her ‘guest.’
I sat up and flu
